Possible. I know little more than what I can google about .NETs history; I wasn't around for it.
What I can say (MS hesitance aside) is that it is excellent for web applications where the ability to sustainably bear complexity of business logic is critical to business success.
I only really saw that concern in the java ecosystem, and I am very happy .NET exists, if for no other reason than to force java to get better. Many ancillary tools (source generators, xml code generation, integration of compliance metrics) that are only ever found in java are already present and even better in the .NET world.
What I can say (MS hesitance aside) is that it is excellent for web applications where the ability to sustainably bear complexity of business logic is critical to business success.
I only really saw that concern in the java ecosystem, and I am very happy .NET exists, if for no other reason than to force java to get better. Many ancillary tools (source generators, xml code generation, integration of compliance metrics) that are only ever found in java are already present and even better in the .NET world.